AMT1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FoAMT1 (FOXG_00527) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes an ammonium transporter family protein, possessing ammonium channel activity and methylammonium transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with ammonium and methylammonium membrane transport, including import across the plasma membrane, and its product localises to the plasma membrane, fungal-type vacuole and Golgi complex. FoAMT1 is associated with numerous phenotypes, including increased virulence and sporulation, abnormal biofilm formation, absent flocculation, abnormal pseudohyphal growth, altered cell cycle progression, abnormal autophagy, increased and decreased pexophagy, abnormal respiratory metabolism, decreased nitrogen source utilisation, and altered survival rates. Related genes in other species link the family to protein content and phosphate content traits.